1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected. Durham, North Carolina. May 1940.
Jack Delano, photographer.
2. What is the setting of the photograph? This takes place outdoors. It was taken during the day in a urban setting. 3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details. There are no people captured in this photo. However, the first thing I notice is the separate signs—one for whites and one for colored.
4. What structures are in the photograph? There is a business—Farmer’s Café. It seems to be in good condition. It is in a complex surrounded by other businesses. 5. What is the tone of the photograph? The tone of this picture is negative not because of people's emotions but because of the fact that whits and blacks had to use seperate doors. 6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. This picture was a taken in North Carolina in 1940 back when whites and blacks were seperated in almost all ways. This picture is of a cafe that has two seperate doors-- one for whites and one for blacks. As you can see, this cafe is most likely in the center of town. Although this town looks peaceful, the picture gives off a negative tone because of the fact that humans of different race had to be segregated.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s). I would most likely ask, "What made you want to take this picture?" I would also ask "Do you believe this (the seperate doors) is fair?"
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected. This photo was taken in Memphis, Tennessee on September 1943 by Esther Bubley.
2. What is the setting of the photograph? This picture takes place at a bus station outdoors.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details. This picture has many swarming people. The majority of the people in this photo are white, but if you look closely there are about 3 colored children.
4. What structures are in the photograph? There are two buses. If you look in the back, there is a sign that says "WHITE Waiting Room."
5. What is the tone of the photograph? The tone of this photo is kind of heavy because everyone is so crammed and busy. Also, it is negative because the whites are the only ones that benefit from using this bus station.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. This picture, taken by Esther Bubley, is of a Greyhound bus station in Memphis during the 1940s. As you can see, there are hundreds of people at this station. Most of the people are whites, except for a few colored children. Also, there is a sign in the back of the station that says "WHITE Waiting Room." This is showing discrimination against colored people. This photo has a heavy tone because everyone looks so busy.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s). I would probably ask the photographer what inspired him to take this picture. I would also ask the few colored children how they feel about the white's only waiting room.
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected. This photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Memphis, Tennessee on October in 1939.
2. What is the setting of the photograph? This picture takes place outdoors in broad daylight. It looks like it is in the center of town.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
I see four people-- all men. It looks like two a white and two are colored, or it might be the lighting on the men.
4. What structures are in the photograph? There is a business- a hotel. It looks like it is in good condition. As you can see, there is a sign on the hotel that says "The Best Service for COLORED ONLY." This is discrimination.
5. What is the tone of the photograph? This picture has a light tone. The picture is not busy; it is somewhat peaceful.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. This picture, taken in Memphis, Tennessee, is peaceful picture. It is in a town, and there are not many people captured within this photo. The only thing wrong with this picture would be the fact that the hotel treats colored well only.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s). I would ask the hotel managers, "Why do you only serve colored nicely?" I would also ask the hotel managers, "How do you treat whites differently?"
Jenny Taing
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
This picture was taken in Durham, North Carolina in November 1939 by Marion Post Wolcott.
2. What is the setting of the photograph? The setting is outdoors in front of a café. The lighting is bright making it able to see the window and some of the people inside. It is urban and is afternoon.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details. You can see a couple of people through the window. I can see two who are both white adults and look like their workers in the café. The man is wearing a white shirt and a tie and the woman is wearing a uniform and apron.
4. What structures are in the photograph? There is a business in the picture, a café. It is in good condition and you cannot see the spacing of it and the other buildings. You cannot see either what surrounds the structures.
5. What is the tone of the photograph? The tone is light and positive, but has discrimination in it because only whites are allowed to eat there.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. When I first saw this picture I thought it was nice because it’s a bright picture, but if you look to the top left of it you’ll notice a sign saying white, which instantly ruined my opinion of the picture. I felt disgusted that back then there was so much discrimination everywhere.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
If I could ask the photographer two question one would be how did he manage to keep himself out of the reflection in the window when he took the picture. I would also ask what his motivation for taking this picture was.
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected. This was taken in August 1941 by Marion Post Wolcott. 2. What is the setting of the photograph? The photograph was taken indoors with good lighting in a urban area. You can’t tell what time of day or night it is. 3.Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details. There aren’t any people in the picture, only a wall with signs on and a shelf. The sign says, “Positively, no beer sold to Indians.” And another says, “We do not give credit or load money. Please, don’t ask.” The shelf holds boxes of cigarettes. There is also a calendar pinned onto wall. There is a small tapestry in the top left corner that says, “God Bless America. We are proud to be Americans.” The sign at the top is discriminating, since it says it will not sell beer to Indians. 4. What structures are in the photograph? The only structure in the photograph is a wall. 5. What is the tone of the photograph? The tone is light. It is also positive and negative at the same time because there is discrimination in the picture, but also a hanging that says proud to be an American. 6.Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. I felt bewildered when I saw this picture because it sends out mixed signals and is slightly ironic. One hanging says we are proud to be Americans, but a sign on the wall is very discriminating towards Indians which really isn’t something to be proud of. 7.Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s). One question I would ask the photographer or the picture is what store was he in. I would also ask why there were so many cigarette boxes piled up on that shelf. I would also ask why they do not give credit or loan money. 1.Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected. The photograph was taken in November 1939 by Russell Lee. 2.What is the setting of the photograph? The photo was taken outdoors in bright light in an urban area during the afternoon. 3.Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details. In the picture there is a sign for a theatre for African American people only. It is called The Gen Theatre. A distinguishing feature is how the sign stares it’s an “exclusive colored theatre.” The coke bottle picture at the top catches my eye first. 4.What structures are in the photograph? The only structure in the photo is the theatre. You cannot see anything other than the sign. 5.What is the tone of the photograph? The tone is light. It is also both positive and negative because the theatre is for African American people only. 6.Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer. When I see this picture I feel sad because the white people and the African American people were never allowed to be in the same building or area. It’s depressing to know that there was so much discrimination back then. 7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s). One question I would ask is why there is a coke bottle picture on the top of sign. Another I would ask the photographer is why the windows above are party covered with wood.
Delaney
Belzoni, Mississippi, in the delta area. October 1939.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
The setting of the photo in the daytime in an urban area.
There is one man in this photo. You can’t really see him because he is in shadows. The first thing that catches my eye is the sign that says “Colored- ADM 10¢”
There is a big building in this picture.
There is a negative light in this photograph. There is a sign that says that colored people can get in if they pay ten cents, but it doesn’t say anything about white people paying to enter.
I was extremely shocked when I saw this picture. I was so surprised to see that people who are “colored” have to pay ten cents to enter, just because of the color of their skin. I find it extremely unfair that people actually enforced these things.
-Was this a popular place for people to go to?
-Is the man walking up the stairs white or African-American?
1.Lancaster, Ohio. August 1938.
Ben Shahn, photographer. 2.The setting of this photograph is in Lancaster Ohio. It is a picture of a window for a restaurant. 3.In this picture, there is a window saying “We cater to white trade only”. What caught my eyes first is the sign saying that they cater to whites only. 4.No structures. 5.There is a negative air in this photograph. It is saying that they don’t serve to anybody who isn’t white. 6.I was shocked, just like I was toward the other picture. It is one thing to charge people extra money just because of their skin color. Refusing to serve them because of that is just unreasonable. I can’t believe that people were so prejudiced against African Americans just because they had darker skin. 7.-Did you know the owner of this restaurant? -How often did an African American demand service at this place?
1.Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer. 2.The setting of this photograph is in a bar in Birney, Montana. 3.In this picture, there is a sign saying that Indians will not be served beer. This is the first thing that caught my eye. 4.No structures. 5.The air is negative because the people are discriminating against Native Americans, thinking that they can’t handle drinking alcohol 6.I was confused when I first saw this picture. I didn’t understand why people think that Native American wouldn’t be able to handle alcohol. I still don’t, even after the stereotype was explained to me. I don’t understand why people think that because they didn’t used to have alcohol in their heritage, that they would go crazy if they drank it. 7.-Did you know the person who put this sign up? -Was there controversy with Native Americans who wanted to order beer but were refused it?
1. Halifax, North Carolina. April 1938.
John Vachon, photographer
2. this picture is outdoors in the light. it looks like a suburban neighborhood. maybe midday
3. there is one colored teenage boy in the photo. He is wearing jeans and a collared shirt. I notice the brick building and tree next to him . also he is drinking from a water fountain. also there is a sign on the tree that says colored reffering to the water fountain
4. There is what looks like a school in the background and brick building to the left. a few building that are small can be seen in the far right background. they seem to be in good condition.
5. the photo is not heavy or light it looks somewhat negative but not entirely. the actual lighting is bright.
1.Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
2. this picture is of the front of a bar/restaurant.
3. This picture has a sign that says positively no beer sold to indians. this is what first caught my eye, also there is an american
commemerate/sign on the window. Also, a few things are being sold under a sign that says we do not give credit or loan money.
4. only building is the bar, looks average
5. the photo is negative and mediumly heavy, there is ok lighting.
1. Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland.
May 1943.
Arthur Siegel, photographer.
2. this picture is a whites only drinking fountain on the side of a building.
3. this picture has a water fountain with the word water above and a sign that says white. there is some writing that says soup on the window and some graffiti. What caught my eye is that
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
Durham, North Carolina. May 1940.
Jack Delano, photographer.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
This takes place outdoors. It was taken during the day in a urban setting.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
There are no people captured in this photo. However, the first thing I notice is the separate signs—one for whites and one for colored.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
There is a business—Farmer’s Café. It seems to be in good condition. It is in a complex surrounded by other businesses.
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
The tone of this picture is negative not because of people's emotions but because of the fact that whits and blacks had to use seperate doors.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
This picture was a taken in North Carolina in 1940 back when whites and blacks were seperated in almost all ways. This picture is of a cafe that has two seperate doors-- one for whites and one for blacks. As you can see, this cafe is most likely in the center of town. Although this town looks peaceful, the picture gives off a negative tone because of the fact that humans of different race had to be segregated.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
I would most likely ask, "What made you want to take this picture?" I would also ask "Do you believe this (the seperate doors) is fair?"
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
This photo was taken in Memphis, Tennessee on September 1943 by Esther Bubley.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
This picture takes place at a bus station outdoors.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
This picture has many swarming people. The majority of the people in this photo are white, but if you look closely there are about 3 colored children.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
There are two buses. If you look in the back, there is a sign that says "WHITE Waiting Room."
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
The tone of this photo is kind of heavy because everyone is so crammed and busy. Also, it is negative because the whites are the only ones that benefit from using this bus station.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
This picture, taken by Esther Bubley, is of a Greyhound bus station in Memphis during the 1940s. As you can see, there are hundreds of people at this station. Most of the people are whites, except for a few colored children. Also, there is a sign in the back of the station that says "WHITE Waiting Room." This is showing discrimination against colored people. This photo has a heavy tone because everyone looks so busy.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
I would probably ask the photographer what inspired him to take this picture. I would also ask the few colored children how they feel about the white's only waiting room.
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
This photo was taken by Marion Post Wolcott in Memphis, Tennessee on October in 1939.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
This picture takes place outdoors in broad daylight. It looks like it is in the center of town.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
I see four people-- all men. It looks like two a white and two are colored, or it might be the lighting on the men.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
There is a business- a hotel. It looks like it is in good condition. As you can see, there is a sign on the hotel that says "The Best Service for COLORED ONLY." This is discrimination.
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
This picture has a light tone. The picture is not busy; it is somewhat peaceful.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
This picture, taken in Memphis, Tennessee, is peaceful picture. It is in a town, and there are not many people captured within this photo. The only thing wrong with this picture would be the fact that the hotel treats colored well only.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
I would ask the hotel managers, "Why do you only serve colored nicely?" I would also ask the hotel managers, "How do you treat whites differently?"
Jenny Taing
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
This picture was taken in Durham, North Carolina in November 1939 by Marion Post Wolcott.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
The setting is outdoors in front of a café. The lighting is bright making it able to see the window and some of the people inside. It is urban and is afternoon.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
You can see a couple of people through the window. I can see two who are both white adults and look like their workers in the café. The man is wearing a white shirt and a tie and the woman is wearing a uniform and apron.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
There is a business in the picture, a café. It is in good condition and you cannot see the spacing of it and the other buildings. You cannot see either what surrounds the structures.
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
The tone is light and positive, but has discrimination in it because only whites are allowed to eat there.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
When I first saw this picture I thought it was nice because it’s a bright picture, but if you look to the top left of it you’ll notice a sign saying white, which instantly ruined my opinion of the picture. I felt disgusted that back then there was so much discrimination everywhere.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
If I could ask the photographer two question one would be how did he manage to keep himself out of the reflection in the window when he took the picture. I would also ask what his motivation for taking this picture was.
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
This was taken in August 1941 by Marion Post Wolcott.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
The photograph was taken indoors with good lighting in a urban area. You can’t tell what time of day or night it is.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
There aren’t any people in the picture, only a wall with signs on and a shelf. The sign says, “Positively, no beer sold to Indians.” And another says, “We do not give credit or load money. Please, don’t ask.” The shelf holds boxes of cigarettes. There is also a calendar pinned onto wall. There is a small tapestry in the top left corner that says, “God Bless America. We are proud to be Americans.” The sign at the top is discriminating, since it says it will not sell beer to Indians.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
The only structure in the photograph is a wall.
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
The tone is light. It is also positive and negative at the same time because there is discrimination in the picture, but also a hanging that says proud to be an American.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
I felt bewildered when I saw this picture because it sends out mixed signals and is slightly ironic. One hanging says we are proud to be Americans, but a sign on the wall is very discriminating towards Indians which really isn’t something to be proud of.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
One question I would ask the photographer or the picture is what store was he in. I would also ask why there were so many cigarette boxes piled up on that shelf. I would also ask why they do not give credit or loan money.
1. Write a complete bibliographic entry for the photograph you have selected.
The photograph was taken in November 1939 by Russell Lee.
2. What is the setting of the photograph?
The photo was taken outdoors in bright light in an urban area during the afternoon.
3. Describe what you see in the photograph. Include specific details.
In the picture there is a sign for a theatre for African American people only. It is called The Gen Theatre. A distinguishing feature is how the sign stares it’s an “exclusive colored theatre.” The coke bottle picture at the top catches my eye first.
4. What structures are in the photograph?
The only structure in the photo is the theatre. You cannot see anything other than the sign.
5. What is the tone of the photograph?
The tone is light. It is also both positive and negative because the theatre is for African American people only.
6. Write a paragraph explaining your response to this photograph. Use specifics from your responses to the other questions to support your answer.
When I see this picture I feel sad because the white people and the African American people were never allowed to be in the same building or area. It’s depressing to know that there was so much discrimination back then.
7. Write two questions that you might ask the photographer or the subjects of the picture if you had the opportunity to learn more about the photograph or / and its subject(s).
One question I would ask is why there is a coke bottle picture on the top of sign. Another I would ask the photographer is why the windows above are party covered with wood.
Delaney
- Belzoni, Mississippi, in the delta area. October 1939.
- The setting of the photo in the daytime in an urban area.
- There is one man in this photo. You can’t really see him because he is in shadows. The first thing that catches my eye is the sign that says “Colored- ADM 10¢”
- There is a big building in this picture.
- There is a negative light in this photograph. There is a sign that says that colored people can get in if they pay ten cents, but it doesn’t say anything about white people paying to enter.
- I was extremely shocked when I saw this picture. I was so surprised to see that people who are “colored” have to pay ten cents to enter, just because of the color of their skin. I find it extremely unfair that people actually enforced these things.
- -Was this a popular place for people to go to?
-Is the man walking up the stairs white or African-American?Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
1. Lancaster, Ohio. August 1938.
Ben Shahn, photographer.
2. The setting of this photograph is in Lancaster Ohio. It is a picture of a window for a restaurant.
3. In this picture, there is a window saying “We cater to white trade only”. What caught my eyes first is the sign saying that they cater to whites only.
4. No structures.
5. There is a negative air in this photograph. It is saying that they don’t serve to anybody who isn’t white.
6. I was shocked, just like I was toward the other picture. It is one thing to charge people extra money just because of their skin color. Refusing to serve them because of that is just unreasonable. I can’t believe that people were so prejudiced against African Americans just because they had darker skin.
7. -Did you know the owner of this restaurant?
-How often did an African American demand service at this place?
1. Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
2. The setting of this photograph is in a bar in Birney, Montana.
3. In this picture, there is a sign saying that Indians will not be served beer. This is the first thing that caught my eye.
4. No structures.
5. The air is negative because the people are discriminating against Native Americans, thinking that they can’t handle drinking alcohol
6. I was confused when I first saw this picture. I didn’t understand why people think that Native American wouldn’t be able to handle alcohol. I still don’t, even after the stereotype was explained to me. I don’t understand why people think that because they didn’t used to have alcohol in their heritage, that they would go crazy if they drank it.
7. -Did you know the person who put this sign up?
-Was there controversy with Native Americans who wanted to order beer but were refused it?
1. Halifax, North Carolina. April 1938.
John Vachon, photographer
2. this picture is outdoors in the light. it looks like a suburban neighborhood. maybe midday
3. there is one colored teenage boy in the photo. He is wearing jeans and a collared shirt. I notice the brick building and tree next to him . also he is drinking from a water fountain. also there is a sign on the tree that says colored reffering to the water fountain
4. There is what looks like a school in the background and brick building to the left. a few building that are small can be seen in the far right background. they seem to be in good condition.
5. the photo is not heavy or light it looks somewhat negative but not entirely. the actual lighting is bright.
1.Birney, Montana. August 1941.
Marion Post Wolcott, photographer.
2. this picture is of the front of a bar/restaurant.
3. This picture has a sign that says positively no beer sold to indians. this is what first caught my eye, also there is an american
commemerate/sign on the window. Also, a few things are being sold under a sign that says we do not give credit or loan money.
4. only building is the bar, looks average
5. the photo is negative and mediumly heavy, there is ok lighting.
1. Bethlehem-Fairfield shipyards, Baltimore, Maryland.
May 1943.
Arthur Siegel, photographer.
2. this picture is a whites only drinking fountain on the side of a building.
3. this picture has a water fountain with the word water above and a sign that says white. there is some writing that says soup on the window and some graffiti. What caught my eye is that